Emerge Virginia Seeks Executive Director

Aug 26, 2019

Rachel Feder

Julie Copeland, the longtime Executive Director of Emerge Virginia, has taken a new position as Vice President and Research Director at Chadderdon Lestingi Creative Strategies, a national political campaign consulting company located in Alexandria, Virginia. Emerge Virginia is seeking applicants for the Executive Director position. The job description follows and interested applicants should contact Alexsis Rodgers at contact@emergeva.org.

ORGANIZATION

Emerge Virginia is a highly effective candidate training program whose mission is to recruit, train and inspire Democratic women in Virginia to run for public office at the local, state and national levels. Emerge Virginia has been training women since 2013 and in six years has trained 209 Democratic women; 26 of whom serve in elected office. 67 are currently on the ballot in 2019.

Emerge Virginia is an affiliate of Emerge, a dynamic and growing national network of affiliates currently working in 25 states. 415 Emerge alumnae won their general election races in 2018, including five women in Congress and nine statewide offices across the country. The Executive Director will be an employee of Emerge.

For more information about Emerge Virginia and the entire Emerge network, please visit www.emergeva.org.

OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled individual to serve as the full-time Executive Director. This position will report to the EmergeAffiliate Director and the Board Chair of Emerge Virginia. The primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: fundraising and development, training program promotion and implementation, class recruitment, board management, public relations, information management, support for program members and alumnae and execution of the Emerge Virginia training programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Executive Director oversees all aspects of the Emerge Virginia training program and is responsible for expanding and maintaining the organizational infrastructure and network. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Build and manage relationships with the Emerge Virginia Board of Directors and oversee all board governance, including scheduling and preparing for board meetings, participating in board recruitment, development and training;